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Accountability - MAP-21 performance management

In July 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ( MAP-21 ) became law.
The primary objectives of MAP-21 are to increase the transparency and accountability related to states' investment of federal taxpayer dollars into transportation infrastructure and services nationwide, and to ensure that states distribute funds to transportation projects that collectively make progress toward the achievement of national goals. MAP-21 aims to achieve set objectives by assessing the performance of state transportation systems compared to national goals and enforcing minimum requirements.

The new transportation rules will require state DOTs to measure and report performance in the following areas: safety, pavement and bridge, system performance/congestion, freight movement, and congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ).

MAP-21 Collaboration:

Washington state's collaborative efforts with Metropolitan Planning Organizations and process are described in the Collaboration MAP-21 WSDOT folio (pdf 881kb). Additional information and contacts for measuring current performance in Washington state is available in the Data Contact MAP-21 WSDOT folio (pdf 784kb).

In September 2016, WSDOT responded to a request from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for an Initial State Performance Report for the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. The Initial State Performance Report (pdf 2,625kb) covers issues ranging from the state asset management plan to freight bottlenecks.

The following is a directory of relevant documents for specific performance management programs, organized by national performance goals. Refer to the folio printing instructions (pdf 230kb) for step-by-step instructions on how to print these folios.

MAP-21 & Asset managementMAP-21 & Asset Management WSDOT Folio (pdf 698kb) - Feb 2019
Outlines the proposed rules establishing a process for the development of a risk-based asset management plan. Such a plan is a key management plan for state DOTs to make decisions about where and when to invest local, state and federal funds in the transportation system.

MAP-21 & SafetyMAP-21 Safety Measures Target Setting Webinar (YouTube) - June 2017
A brief overview of the rule and its requirements is followed by a presentation of preliminary state and MPO safety targets. Also included is a walkthrough of the spreadsheet tool developed by WSDOT to facilitate technical analysis and target setting by MPOs.

External resources:

Final Rule: National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

MAP-21 & Pavement and BridgeUSDOT Final Rule (Pavement and Bridges) (pdf 2.3mb) - January 2017
Final Rule: National performance management measures for the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP), Pavement and Bridges.